The Rajya Sabha passed a bill that children under 14 years to participate in the "work at home" with their families after school or help their families in the fields or forest meeting Tuesday allowed. a 1986 law banning child labor has been modified.
The amendment also allows children aged between 14 and 18 years old, newly defined as "teen" to work or be employed in other professions, with the exception of "one of the occupations or processes" that have been mentioned in the law.
continuous change in the employment of children under 14 years in any "professional" and higher penalties for the perpetrators to ban. Employers child can be imprisoned for six months to two years or a fine of Rs 20,000 to 50,000 rupees or both. 1986 The original law for imprisonment of between three months and one year and a fine of 10,000 rupees to 20,000 rupees provided.
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Labour Minister Bandaru Dattatreya said the new law could help curb child labor. He said the children were allowed to work with the family, because it was not an equation in such situations between employer and employee.
However, many members of the opposition are not convinced, and against the bill, which was subsequently adopted by a vote of the votes. Ravi Prakash Verma the Samajwadi Party said that India "organized system of exploitation of children" had and modification only worsen the situation.
Vivek Gupta, the Trinamool Congress believes that, although agriculture was not classified under the category of dangerous use of pesticides and dangerous chemicals. He said that family businesses such as carpet weaving and beedi decisions were dangerous for children.
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